Tie



Oct. 16v 1923.

JJ w. FALK TIE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 25m, 1922 J. W. FALK Oct. 161923.

TIE

2 Sfieets-Sheet 2 Filed July 25 1922 wamlzw Patented Oct. 16 1923. i

7 'o all 'whom t concem V W. FALK, :or Litrrtj; I'ALLs, Mimsora.

fi application med my. 25, 31922; serial nb. 577,387..

Be it known that JAMEs VV. Fatima V citizen of theUnitedStatesy'residing at has for ;its chief characteristic theprovision Vof means'for clamping the rail, which `means iis'constructed'so thatv it can be adjusted from time to time,'as therail'"wears down into'the A hold the rail immovable.-

the wooden l,ferred to.

Little Falls, in thecounty. of `Morrison andv State of Minnesota, haveinventedtnew and useful Improvements in'Tie's, of which the vfollowingis a'specification'. j

This invention relates torailroad ties, and

wooden cushioning, .'element, and thereby In carrying out the invention,I 'also'provide a sectional`tie,`.wherein the respective sectionsare'not only reinforced by the ele- `ments which are utilized'todetachably coni nect the Sections together, but they are each further,reinforced .by aV metallic member which is designed to receive and;support cushioning element above re- The nature and advantages of theinvention-will bebetter understood when the following detaileddescription is vread in connect-ion with theV `ac'compa'nying drawings,

the 'invention residing in theconstruction,d tcomblnation, andarrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this ap-: plication, likenumeralsof'reference'indicate similar parts in the several views, and

whereinzg 'i Figure 1 is a side elevationof the tie.

i Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is` a longitudinal sectional view w through one of the tieSections.

Figure is a sectional view'taken `at a right angle 'to Figure 3.

Figure' isa detail view of the rail clamp;

Figure 6 is a detail view of the key. V Figure 7 is a top plan view ofone of the tie sections showing by dotted lines the posii tion of theparts embedded in said section.V

Figure 8 is a fragmentaryi view of the casting showing the ,shoulder'and the space` therebetween for accommodating the tie clamp.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 10

`and 11 indicate respectively the tie Sections,

each of which is formed from concrete, and

' reinforced by spaced parallel metallic/members 12 and 13 respectively,which havetheirV opposite ends. extended Vupwardlyand Curved tovs'ardveachV otherl asV shown; Also bined reinforcing and connecting .elementV14; which 1s -pl'ovidedzwith one 'or'more open-` cmbedde'd eachitiesection,'and arranged between the elements=12 vand 113,? is aV com-``'ings 16 to faccommodate right angularly dis- -poised members 1.7, avconstruction which holds the reinforcing elements lt limmovablyassociated. with Vthe tie Sections. Onezzof these elements 14' projectsbeyond one endV esf ofits. respective tie section'and terininates' inayokfe-like portion'lS, and thencorre sponding extremity z of the.reinforcing element; llfof the other; section 'of the tieis`V`.threa'ded into. this yoke-ilike, portion 18, and has associatedtherewith' anutV 20. 'Inthis manner,"the,tiesectionsjlO and "111:arede-;Embedd d ineach tie section is a metallic casting'22which is formedwith a recess'23,

'whichjopens at the upper side of the section, this casting lying'flush`with theupper sur- 1 ,o face of 'the said'sections as illustrated. ThisI g I .casting constitutes a cushion support,- inasmuch asthe'woodencushionlng element 24 1s adapted to be received by the 'recess23 'to lsupportthe rail 25. This cushion support i i isflprovidedwithpointed projections 26 ris-V ;ing'from Vthe bottom fof the recess23an`d adapted to be V``embedded in the cushioning element 2111 Thecasting 22 ,at one side of the cushioning element is -provided with agroove27, which is adapted to receive a key 28, theikey being wider thanthe groove Vand adapted to bear against the rear'wall of thelatterrandthe adjacent sideof the cu'shion* ing element, and theadjacentzedge of the base of the rail. The recess 23 is consider- 1 ablywider than the cushioning element`24, .to provide a: space 29 at oneside ofv the cushioning element for the tie clamp 30, the;

clamp being'arranged to movet within this 'this space when it isVadjusted downwardly into effective engagement with the fbase vof Thetieclamp 30 is of usual con-v struction, and is slidably. supported upona' the rail.

threaded'bolt 31, the latter having a T-head iooA 32 which is arrangedbetween one side of the j cushioning .element 24, and a'rshoulder 33 o i`"formed on the casting 22. Arrangedabove the clamp30 and adjustablyassociated` with the bolt 31, vis'a nut `34:, which' when ju'sted orthreaded downwardly on theb'olt,

forces the clamp `30 down into effective en-V `gagement with the base ofthe rail, and holds the ,rail, 'immovably positioned upon. the

cushioning element. The casting is'pro-V i 1 I videdxwithan opening35at'a; point Vbeneath the Vcushioning to accommodate' the oushion key36.

of the invention will be readilyrapparenlscope of What is-clailned. .ifWhat I cv'laim is o :j ",l'Aconcrete 'tie,'a v

Sbeddedin said Vtie'andzlying flash With the upper surface Fthereof,said casting having desire to'have it under-Stood that I do not limitvmyself to what visherein shown and described, and that such changesmaybe resorted to Vjwhendesired as' fall :within the 'metallic-"casting`emfal recess'a' cushi'oning element arrar'ig'edl in said*recess',-a`1pin interposed between on'e jside 'of the-cushioningelementf and one 'Wall i 'foffthe recess, said. .recess'being wider'than.thejcush'ifonings element and provided With aospacefatftheSoppositeside of said elernent,'-aV

` threaded bolt'arranged in said space, arail clamp. slidablegonsaidb0lt,andl a nut as-,

Vsociated with 'the`V bolt h and: bearing against saidfclanip,Whereby'the latter can'be inoved downwardly in said space into effectiveen-` ga'gementwith the base of the rail incident I o ;to the Wear ofthecushioning element.

(VVhile is believedvthat from the foregoing description, the natureandadvantag'es 2. concrete tie, a metallic casting embedded'in said tieand lyingl fiush With the zqupper surface thereo'f, said casting havinga recess, a Wooden block arranged in the reeess toH supportV the rail,said casting having a Vertical groove, a pin slidable in said groove andarran'ged to bear against the castlng and spacefat the oppositesidethereofia threaded bolt arrangedin said space and having a T-head,"a 'shoulder formed in saidrecesthe head of saidbolt'beinginterposedbetween theshoulde'r and the adjacent side of the-block,'-a -rail clanipslidable on the b'olt andV adapted `to "be moved'downwardly' -in :said space into 'effectiveiengagement With'the'base hoi'the '1'ai1, incident to the wear of the block,

and a Vnut adjustable 'on the bolt and bearing against'said clamp.- 1; l

'YJAMESV ITA-LK.-

Inxtestiinony whereofl afliximv'si'gnature. 1:'

